Edward Chang is a financial advisor at Pledge Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Pledge Capital since 2016. Pledge Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and managed investment pools. The firm employs a value-oriented strategy with a growth bias, focusing on equities and exchange-traded funds and using a bottom-up fundamental research process.

Tyler Wong is a financial advisor at Hyperion Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role since 2022, his work history includes positions at Amazon and various delivery services. Hyperion Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services without a formal account minimum, managing approximately $1 million in assets. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, with strategies ranging from long-term holdings to option writing, and conducts regular portfolio reviews focused on allocation, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Gabriel Markiz is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising and over 30 years as a CPA. He is the owner of Markiz Wealth Management and also operates a separate CPA firm. He currently dedicates most of his time to his CPA practice while managing his financial planning business. Markiz Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tax-efficient implementation, with portfolios tailored to each client’s tax situation.

Brian Redican is the founder and sole advisor of Courseview Capital LLC in Bronxville, New York, with 27 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Arcadia Securities, Wilmington Capital Securities, and Lps Partners Inc before establishing Courseview Capital in 2020. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Courseview Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, managing approximately $3.09 million across 11 accounts. The firm uses a discretionary approach with a concentrated equity orientation and also offers adviser selection services.

Simon Wu is a financial advisor at Edgewater Management Partners LLC in Fort Lee, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edgewater Management Partners since 2019. Edgewater Management Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, including a significant number of non-U.S. investors. The firm employs an equity long-short strategy using fundamental analysis combined with proprietary models, actively utilizing derivatives and leverage in managing tailored portfolios.

Brian Reddington is a financial advisor at R Squared IV with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Castleview Partners, LLC, David Lerner Associates, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally drives for Uber after market hours. R Squared IV is an independent investment advisory firm that provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and small institutions. The firm employs a quantitative, systematic investment process using multi-factor models and combines trend-following and mean-reversion signals, typically executing strategies through ETFs and index mutual funds tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Patrick Keane is a financial advisor at Nevis Equity Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Bank of America and Envoy Mortgage, and is involved in entrepreneurial ventures such as co-founding a parking information app and operating a guided-tour business. He is also a licensed mortgage loan originator. Nevis Equity Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment process is based on fundamental analysis with a long-term focus, incorporating individual stocks, bonds, alternative investments, and cryptocurrency when appropriate, and frequently selects and oversees unaffiliated independent managers as part of its strategy.

Vincent Travagliato is a financial advisor with WealthWise, LLC, an independent firm based in Mount Kisco, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he practices as a trust and estate lawyer. WealthWise, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on long-term trading strategies supported by charting, fundamental, and technical analysis. The firm prepares written Investment Policy Statements and conducts regular reviews without discretionary trading authority.

Richard Suarez is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He currently serves as the sole advisor at Midfield Private Wealth, LLC and previously worked for 30 years at Clarfeld Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds board positions with several nonprofit organizations, including serving as Chair of the Audit Committee for the Bretton Woods Committee and as a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester and Bionic Sight, a medical research company. Midfield Private Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients, employing a mix of passive and active strategies with fundamental analysis and tailored portfolio management.

Gregory Prato is a financial advisor at Prato Capital Management with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in commercial real estate and aviation holding companies. Prato Capital Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and ERISA plans. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework combining strategic, dynamic, and tactical approaches, and offers portfolio management through both traditional advisory and wrap fee programs.

Jay Furst is a financial advisor at Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Forteris Wealth Management since 1993. Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $179.6 million in assets, employs customized portfolios including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivatives, and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring with regular reviews.

Avraham Ziv is a financial advisor at Dorado Wealth Management LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC, Western International Securities, Inc., and Northeast Asset Management LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is also registered as a non-variable insurance agent. Dorado Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and 401(k) participants, with plans to expand to pension funds and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes third-party investment managers through the Schwab platform.

Carol Mammone Desimone is a financial advisor at Abbondandolo Wealth Management Corp with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Abbondandolo & Co since 2006. Desimone is also a Certified Public Accountant and occasionally provides clients with advice or products from her accounting practice. Abbondandolo Wealth Management Corp offers fee-only investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts. The firm follows a strategic asset-allocation approach using the SEI investment platform, emphasizing diversification and disciplined rebalancing.

Paul Smith is a financial advisor with Sanders Smith Limited, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Sanders Smith Limited since 2005 and also associated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 2006. In addition to his advisory roles, he is a registered representative involved in the sale of commission-based securities products and insurance. Sanders Smith Limited provides financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, companies, and pension plans, focusing on client-specific recommendations and ongoing financial counseling. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, commonly recommending long-term mutual fund strategies, and does not exercise discretionary trading authority for advisory clients.

Peter Debuona is a financial advisor with Buckram Securities Ltd in Locust Valley, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Buckram Securities since 2003. Buckram Securities Ltd primarily serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, IRAs, SEP accounts, self-employed 401(k) plans, and trusts, managing approximately $92.7 million across 133 accounts. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through its Buckram Wealth Management wrap fee program, using fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party research to tailor equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance.

David Burrows is a financial advisor at Hudson Capital Advisory, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked with Hudson Advisor Services since 2003. Burrows also serves as co-trustee for a family trust with Fiduciary Trust Company. Hudson Capital Advisory, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as other registered investment advisory firms. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, co-advisory and sub-advisory arrangements, and outsourced chief investment officer services, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside proprietary strategies.

John Knox is a financial advisor at Jadwin Asset Management LLC in Greenwich, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Jadwin Asset Management since 2020, following roles at tru Independence Asset Management and Bessemer Investor Services, Inc. Jadwin Asset Management is a single-advisor independent investment adviser managing approximately $49.3 million across 23 client relationships. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis primarily through direct securities and ETF allocations.

Peter Yam is a financial advisor at Pension Maxima Investment Advisory, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at OCBC Bank for eight years and was retired for three years before joining his current firm. Pension Maxima primarily serves pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plan sponsors and participants, as well as individual clients. The firm provides pension consulting, financial planning, model portfolio recommendations, and a manager-of-managers program, focusing mainly on non-discretionary advisory services and educational workshops for retirement plan participants.

Seth Varnhagen is a financial advisor at Fifth Set Private Wealth Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at North Castle Advisors, LLC for 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the sole trustee for a family testamentary trust. Fifth Set Private Wealth Management LLC is an independent advisory firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and the efficient market hypothesis, emphasizing diversified asset-class allocations and regular portfolio reviews.

Jason Dos Santos is a financial advisor at Milagre Wealth Management, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at the Virtual Civilization Initiative and Marist College. Milagre Wealth Management offers fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and trading strategies, tailoring portfolios based on client risk profiles while managing a large client base from multiple offices.